The EA Sports title FIFA 14 was named the Best Sports Game in the Gamescom 2013.
FIFA 14 has won the Gamescom Award for the Best Sports Game
The FIFA team announced a ton of new features at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany for FIFA 14. Fans were treated to the reveal of a new online mode, new leagues and teams and the introduction of FIFA Ultimate Team Legends.
FIFA 14 was a big winner at Gamescom 2013, earning multiple nominations and winning “Best Sports Game” from the show itself, in addition to earning other awards from sites like PlayStation Universe.
Here is the list of wins and nominations of FIFA 14:
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Best Sports Game – FIFA 14 / Official Gamescom Awards – general franchise
Best Sports Game – PSU (UK) – general franchise
Gamescom Favourite – FIFA 14 Gen 3 | Play3
Best Sports Game – FIFA 14 Gen 4 | Habniatop, Russia[/tab]
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People’s Choice – FIFA 14 Gen 4 | IGN (global)
Game of the Show – FIFA 14 Gen 4 | Gameswelt (Germany)
Choice of the Pack – FIFA 14 Gen 4| Gamerspack (US)
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The feedback from the new FIFA title was also very good:
- “FIFA 14 is THE Football Game”, from Gamesvillage.it
- “The atmosphere is better than ever”, from GamersGlobal
- “Each time we see this title, it looks better”, from Vandal.net
The Gamescom 2013 went very well to the FIFA 14 team, but there were other video games that had more success than the EA Sports title. Destiny, for example, won five of the sixteen official Gamescom 2013 awards, including “Game of Gamescom“.
Here is the list of all Gamescom Awards winners:
- Game of Gamescom:
Destiny (Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH)
Best Console Game Sony Playstation:
Destiny (Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH)
Best Console Game Nintendo WII:
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo Europe GmbH)
Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox:
Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
Best Next Generation Console Game:
Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
Best Action Game:
Destiny (Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH)
Best Role Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls Online (ZeniMax Germany GmbH)
Best Racing Game:
Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft Ltd)
Best Sports Game:
FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
Best Simulation Game:
WarThunder (Gaijin Entertainment)
Best Family Game:
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo Europe GmbH)
Best Hardware incl. Peripheral:
PlayStation4 (Sony Computer Entertainment Deutschland GmbH)
Best Mobile Game:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo Europe GmbH)
Best Online Multiplayer Game:
Destiny (Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH)
Best PC Game:
Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
Best Social/Casual/Online Game:
The Elder Scrolls Online (ZeniMax Germany GmbH)
Final note to the game DayZ. It was the IGN’s People’s Choice of Gamescom 2013. By the third consecutive year a PC-only title has won the coveted accolade.
Source: EA Website